The Rise and The Fall of Dr. Zahi Hawass
Dr. Zahi Hawass, the voice and the face of Egyptian archaeology, a former Minister of Antiquities, is the world’s most celebrated archaeologist, the Indian John of American media hype. Dr. Hawass, however, is a controversial figure, an ethnocentric, no one speaks but him, no documentary about Egyptian antiquities without him. For him, Egyptian ancient history is a personal property, antiquities are a matter of inspiration rather than revelation or discovery. Dr. Hawass is on US/Canada Grand Lecture Tour, May -August and coming to Minnesota on Jun 30th.
